2023-05-16 IV. A. Proclamation - Nat'l Public Works Week Ariff
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; WHEREAS, public works professionals focus on infrastructure, facilities, emergency
`" management, and services that are of vital importance to sustainable and resilient
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communities and the public health, high quality of life, and well-being of the people
of; and
WHEREAS, these infrastructures, facilities, and services could not be provided without the
dedicated efforts of public works professionals, who are federally mandated first
responders, and the engineers, managers, and employees at all levels of government
and the private sector, who are responsible for rebuilding, improving, and protecting
our nation's transportation, waste systems, public buildings, parks, and other
structures and facilities essential for our citizens; and
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest for the citizens, civic leaders, and children in the City of +'
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Okeechobee to gain knowledge and maintain ongoing interest and understanding of •
the importance of public works first responders and public works programs in their
respective communities; and
;+ WHEREAS, the year 2023 marks the 63rd annual National Public Works Week sponsored by '`
', the American Public Works Association. �,i
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NOW THEREFORE, I, Dowling R. Watford, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor
a y of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, do hereby Proclaim the week of May 21 through .,,
27, 2023, as "National Public Works Week" in the City of Okeechobee, and call
upon all citizens to pay tribute to our public works professionals, engineers, ' -••
managers and employees and to recognize the substantial contributions they make to �y�' }
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protecting our national health, and quality life. k safety, of .
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,,1 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, on May 16, 2023, I have ,,
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Lan, Gamiotea, C C, City Clerk
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